First Known Use: 1955
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nicad
noun, ni·cad often capitalized N&C \ˈnī-ˌkad\
: a battery that contains the metals nickel and cadmium and that you can refill with electricity and use again
Full Definition of NICAD
: a rechargeable storage battery that has a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode
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Origin of NICAD
1nickel + cadmium
Rhymes with NICAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
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